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Chapter 7: Gohan and Krillin on a mission

'I'm glad you guys could come on such short notice,' Bulma spoke to her close friends that had followed her down the lab of Capsule Corps.

'Well you said it was urgent, Bulma,' Gohan responded.

'But you were a bit vague on the phone,' Krillin added, 'I'm not sure if I completely understand what the problem is, exactly.'

'I will explain you guys buy showing what our problem is.' Bulma walked to a large computer screen, there she handed two mouth caps to Krillin and Gohan. 'Cover your mouths, it is most important that you do not inhale this dangerous substance!'

Gohan and Krillin looked at the glass shards that were covered with red goo that seemed to… glow. Then they looked at Bulma with raised eyebrows.

'I'm not sure what exactly happened but it seemed that Pan and Bra, most probably, have inhaled this dangerous substance, at least according to Trunks. He and Goten have given me this,' she pointed at the glass shards with the goo, 'to analyze and these are the results.'

Gohan and Krillin looked at the screen and their eyes became big with disbelief.

'It… It can't be?' Krillin took a few steps back.

'Unbelievable!' Gohan exclaimed, 'does that resemble what I think it resembles?'

'Not exactly,' Bulma, an expert on everything that is weird and alien, started her explanation. 'This substance is called Ruby Water Mist, and at some points it resembles the Black Water Mist that Garlic Junior spread around our town which turned most of us into evil slaves that attacked each other. I'm not sure exactly what this does, though, but I'm sure it's not good. And the coming of this Ruby Water Mist means that either Garlic Junior his friends or family are up to no good!'

'Wow, talk about long ago!' Gohan exclaimed, he seemed a bit excited about it all.

'Gohan beat the shit out of that bozo years ago! And his gay Spice Boys, or whatever they were called. I wouldn't think there would be any more vampires connected to him.'

'Yeah, and after all these years, why would they suddenly show up?'

'It's fascinating, Gohan,' Bulma started, 'that you seemed to be worked up about that more than wonder how your daughter is…'

'Oh, Pan!' Gohan had the decency to blush a bit, 'of course I wonder about her, but I know she's a strong girl! I mean… young woman.' He still had to get used to the fact that she had aged so quickly in such a short time.

'Where are Goten and Trunks now?' Krillin asked Bulma.

'Eh, I told them to beat it while I was analyzing the Ruby Water Mist. I think they went sparring in the garden but, now that you mention it… I haven't seen them in hours.'

'I think we should investigate this!' Gohan seemed very eager to finally have some action in his life, like old times.

'Yes, you should, but not without the mouth caps! For Dende's sake, don't take them off!'

'Yes m'am!' Krillin saluted.

'Good luck guys, and be careful, we don't know how much they have spread the Ruby Water Mist, so I know this sounds cliché, but from here on you best not trust anyone. In the mean time I will be in my lab trying to figure if there is an antidote to this!'

'Good luck Bulma!' Gohan yelled as he and Krillin left the lab.

As they were flying through the sky, Krillin mentioned that Goku and Vegeta were missing all the fun. Gohan answered that Vegeta would probably flip over what might have happened to his daughter. Krillin couldn't agree more.

'Where should we go first?' Krillin asked.

'Well, since we for some reason can't locate any of their kii,' he meant Trunks, Goten, Bra and Pan, 'maybe it's best if we go to Dende and ask if he knows more!'

'Good idea, Gohan.' They increased speed and blasted off into the direction of Dende's lookout.


'Eureka!' Bulma shouted, 'I can't believe how awesome and smart I am! Well actually I can believe it…' After a few intense hours of analyzing and running tests and comparing numbers and figures, she had found a way to neutralize the Ruby Water Mist. 'I must contact Krillin and Gohan about this!'


'No…friggin'… way!' Krillin shouted. 'They're not here! He's the Guardian of the Earth and at the time of need he's gone? Typical!'

'Relax, Krillin, I'm sure he has no idea of the possible danger on Earth.'

Krillin sighed, 'so… what do we do now?'

'Well… since we have no idea how big this thing is, and how much the Ruby Water Mist has spread yet, we have no idea who we can trust or not, like Bulma said.'

'But shouldn't we at least worn our friends, so they can protect themselves just in case they aren't contaminated with it yet?'

'Sounds only fair, Krillin, maybe we should split up? You warn your family and I'll warn mine. Then it's up to Bulma if she wants to warn Vegeta about it.'

'Right, good plan. Let's meet at Master Roshi's place in 2 hours.'

'Al right see you then!' And they both flew off.


'Wow you guys haven't been here in quite a while,' Master Roshi observed. 'It feels kind of nostalgic.' Of course he was a bit grumpy when Gohan and Krillin suddenly bashed in, disturbing him while he was reading a … nice magazine.

They told him what had occurred and that Dende and Popo were gone without a trace.

'Now I warned Eighteen and Marron about the possible danger and armed them with mouth caps.' Krillin continued.

'And I did the same to my mom and dad and Videl,' Gohan continued.

'We, together with Bulma, have taken the task upon us to make sure this doesn't end badly,' Krillin spoke proudly.

'Yes, and now Krillin's family and my family are going to stay together and my dad is going to protect them.' Gohan spoke with excitement, 'while we will go to the source.'

'It's up to you to warn any of our other friends, Master Roshi,' Krillin spoke, 'we are heading back to Bulma, because she called us and said she had found out a way to neutralize the Ruby Water Mist.'

'Good luck, guys,' Master Roshi said, and as soon as Krillin and Gohan flew off, he turned back to his magazine and seemed to forget all about any possible danger…


'Alright, Bulma. Spill the beans, how can we stop this nuisance?' Krillin spoke as soon as they saw her.

'Chill, Krillin, don't rush me.' She walked to her computer and gestured the other two to follow her. 'Look at this guys.' They walked to the computer and looked at the screen.

'Bulma,' Gohan looked at her, a bit irritated he asked: 'what the hell does that mean?'

'Right, can't expect you guys to know as much as I do,' she giggled, 'I will tell you what it means. But it's not going to be fun. There is only one way to neutralize the Ruby Water Mist, killing the vampires won't stop the working of it.

'So what can we do?'

'Well…'

A loud crash suddenly sounded and interrupted Bulma, the three of them ran out of the lab into the living room. There was a large hole in the roof and in front of them stood Trunks, covered with dust, from the ceiling.

'Hello, mother.' His voice sounded cold, without emotion. 'What's for dinner?'